“Make automated decisions about individuals that materially impact them (e.g., decisions regarding their employment, healthcare, finances, housing or insurance) or where errors could be dangerous”
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This prohibition bars use of Perplexity AI's services in high-stakes automated decision-making contexts—such as employment, healthcare, finances, housing, or insurance—where errors could cause material harm.
Readers deploying or using Perplexity AI's services are prohibited from applying them to automated decisions that materially affect individuals or carry dangerous error risks.
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"Make automated decisions about individuals that materially impact them (e.g., decisions regarding their employment, healthcare, finances, housing or insurance) or where errors could be dangerousExcerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity Acceptable Use Policy
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This prohibition bars use of Perplexity AI's services in high-stakes automated decision-making contexts—such as employment, healthcare, finances, housing, or insurance—where errors could cause material harm.
Readers deploying or using Perplexity AI's services are prohibited from applying them to automated decisions that materially affect individuals or carry dangerous error risks.
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